Oral bacterial therapy reduces the duration of symptoms and of viral excretion in children with mild diarrhea

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 516-519

  Guarino, Alfredo ^a   Berni Canani, Roberto ^b   Spagnuolo, Maria Immacolata ^b   Albano, Fabio ^b   Di Benedetto, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diarrhea Lactobacillus; Oral bacterial therapy; Probiotics; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MALE; PROBIOTICS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 0342327373     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199711000-00005     Document Type: Article

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